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Paths to making a difference : leading in government / [edited by] Paul R. Lawrence, Mark A. Abramson ; contributors, Marc Andersen ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Government executives--United States.
- Government executives.
- Political leadership--United States.
- Political leadership.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (184 p.)
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- To understand the challenges of political leadership and how top executives succeed in accomplishing an administration's objectives, business in government experts Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson present the findings of a two year's study of top political appointees in the Obama administration. The participants-deputy secretaries and agency heads-provide case studies of how each approaches the management challenges and achieves the mission of their organization. Full of behind-the-scenes insights and practical advice from government political executives on how they fac
- Contents:
- The selection and preparation of political executives
- The deputy secretaries
- The producers
- The infrastructors
- The regulators
- The scientists
- The collaborators.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-34312-7
- 1-280-65803-7
- 9786613634962
- 1-4422-1309-4
- OCLC:
- 775873150
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